1 Kings 2:11
New International Version
He had reigned forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.

New Living Translation
David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.

English Standard Version
And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

King James Bible
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

New King James Version
The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

New American Standard Bible
Now the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned for seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years.

NASB 1995
The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years he reigned in Hebron and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.

NASB 1977
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the time which David reigned over Israel was forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

Amplified Bible
The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Christian Standard Bible
The length of time David reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The length of time David reigned over Israel was 40 years: he reigned seven years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.

American Standard Version
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the days when David reigned over Israel were forty years. In Khebruun he reigned seven years and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the days which David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Chebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the days that David reigned in Israel, were forty gears: in Hebron he reigned seven years, in Jerusalem thirty-three.

English Revised Version
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He ruled as king of Israel for 40 years. He ruled for 7 years in Hebron and for 33 years in Jerusalem.

Good News Translation
He had been king of Israel for forty years, ruling seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

International Standard Version
David had reigned over Israel for 40 years. He reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for 33 years.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Literal Standard Version
and the days that David has reigned over Israel [are] forty years; he has reigned seven years in Hebron, and he has reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Majority Standard Bible
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

New American Bible
David was king over Israel for forty years: he was king seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

NET Bible
David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

New Revised Standard Version
The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible
The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

World English Bible
The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation
and the days that David hath reigned over Israel are forty years, in Hebron he hath reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years.

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Context
David's Reign and Death
10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. 11The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years— seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

2 Samuel 5:5
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

1 Chronicles 3:4
These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,

1 Chronicles 29:26
David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:27
The length of David's reign over Israel was forty years--seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.


Treasury of Scripture

And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

reigned over

2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

1 Chronicles 29:26,27
Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel…

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1 Kings 2
1. David, having given a charge to Solomon
3. of Reverence
5. of Joab
7. of Barzillai
8. of Shimei
10. Solomon succeeds
12. Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag,
13. is put to death
26. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood
28. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain
35. Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's
36. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death.














Verse 11. - And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem [as elsewhere (1 Chronicles 29:27), the historian has disregarded the fraction of a year in giving the length of David's reign. He reigned at Hebron, according to 2 Samuel 5:5, "seven years and six months."

CHAPTER 2:12-25. ADONIJAH'S INTRIGUE.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The length
וְהַיָּמִ֗ים (wə·hay·yā·mîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

of David's
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

reign
מָלַ֤ךְ (mā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

[was] forty
אַרְבָּעִ֖ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 705: Forty

years—
שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

seven
שֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

years
שָׁנִ֔ים (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

in Hebron
בְּחֶבְר֤וֹן (bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah

and thirty-three
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (šə·lō·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth

years
שָׁנִֽים׃ (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

in Jerusalem.
וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם (ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


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